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6016 Aluminum vs. 360.0 Aluminum

Both 6016 aluminum and 360.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6016 aluminum and the bottom bar is 360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 80
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
72
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 27
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68 to 89
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 170
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 280
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 210
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 54
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 47
6.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 340
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77 to 86
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 96.4 to 98.8
85.1 to 90.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25